Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia
Gambia: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 9,233 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia is 9,233 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia peaked at 9,595 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,557 number, in 1972.
Gambia ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,735 number | — |
| 1972 | 1,557 number | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 1,874 number | +20.4% |
| 1974 | 1,963 number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 1,688 number | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 1,770 number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 4,028 number | +127.6% |
| 1978 | 3,451 number | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 3,461 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 3,464 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 3,865 number | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 4,195 number | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 4,677 number | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 5,628 number | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 6,011 number | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 7,790 number | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 7,753 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 8,490 number | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 8,949 number | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 8,487 number | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 8,197 number | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 8,877 number | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 9,102 number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 9,595 number | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 8,540 number | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 8,044 number | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 8,131 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 8,118 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,709 number | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 5,240 number | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 6,234 number | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 5,577 number | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 6,405 number | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 5,969 number | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 3,334 number | -44.1% |
| 2011 | 3,186 number | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 3,260 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 4,437 number | +36.1% |
| 2014 | 5,157 number | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 7,984 number | +54.8% |
| 2016 | 8,378 number | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 9,233 number | +10.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 9,233 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 136,797 number, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 9,233 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,562 number, 13% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +127.6% | 1,770 number | 4,028 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,392 number | 1,557 number | 4,028 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 5,764 number | 3,464 number | 8,490 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 8,821 number | 8,197 number | 9,595 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 6,603 number | 5,240 number | 8,131 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,621 number | 3,186 number | 9,233 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Gambia was 9,233 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,595 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,557 number in 1972.
- How does Gambia rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
- Gambia ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.